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The Pre-Fantasy

in Uncategorized, September 27, 2020

This is the fantasy life that you have before you arrive to your new country.  It’s the imaginative world that you create for yourself that lets you think about how your new life will be.  I was 34, I had three young children, on the brink of...

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Tragedy

in The Little Differences, September 27, 2020

The tragedy was this:  my daughter’s friend was shot and killed in the early morning hours of January 1, 2017 by another student from her school who hid in her bedroom until she came home from a friend’s house and then proceeded to attack her. The shock and...

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Marienberg Park

Tea Kettles in a Park & Five G...

in The Little Differences, September 27, 2020

Marienberg Park lies next to the airport and in the shadows of the planes that arrive into and depart from Nuremberg,  Nuremberg, the town known for toys and lebkuchen and the Christkind, first became my home at the end of 2009.  Since the beginning, I’ve always felt...

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The Principle of Charity

in Women Abroad, September 27, 2020

I have tried to live my life by the principle of charity.  It’s the notion that you respect those you disagree with enough to acknowledge the context within which they formed their world view.  You respect their positions and offer charity to them, recognizing their humanity and...

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What I Learned From a Slovenian Str...

in The Little Differences, Traveling, March 9, 2020

Lots of places like to claim to be the buckle of the Bible belt in the southeastern U.S.  Knoxville, TN isn’t the buckle, but more likely a well used notch on the way to the real thing.   This to say that I’ve seen my share of...

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Nuremberg, Spectacularly Enough....

in Traveling, January 25, 2020

I’ve reflected so often on what draws me into Nuremberg. It’s not New York or Paris or Munich. It’s small, there’s no obvious draws, and the parking is often terrible. But, once the grocery store ladies have been left behind and the car has been parked, the...

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The Small Indignities, Part I

in The Little Differences, December 20, 2019

This American Life reran an episode called “An American in Paris” last weekend. Host Ira Glass walks around Paris with American author David Sedaris who at that time had lived there for two years.   The episode is old, from 2000, but Sedaris breaks down the experience...

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Putting Your Best Birkenstock Forwa...

in The Little Differences, December 20, 2019

There comes a time in every ex-pat’s life abroad when the tables turn, just for a moment, as they become the tour guides of their adopted homeland.   It’s really a time to shine. Living abroad, particular in a place where the language is foreign, requires a...

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Orthodox Humiliation

in The Little Differences, Traveling, September 8, 2019

*This post began as a letter to a friend… For months since you’ve written about your upcoming trip to ***, and I’ve been trying to think of some words of wisdom to pass on to you. After all, I travel constantly, as a serious hobby. Our family’s...

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Life List Item- Gecheckt!

in Teaching, The Little Differences, Traveling, Women Abroad, July 11, 2019

Anyone else who speaks fluent Denglish will see what I did there. I was on a podcast!  I hope it’s not my last one, but it was definitely a life list experience fulfilled.  Anticipating my move to Germany in 2009 really was the instigator behind me listening...

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As the most unusual year I’ve lived through draw As the most unusual year I’ve lived through draws to a close, I wish you all a very Happy New Year.  Things’ll be better in 2021, friends. Can’t wait for travel and seeing friends and normalcy...#newyear #resolutions #howitstartedvshowitsgoing #howitstartedhowitsgoing #2021 #bye2020 #coronatime #coronaneedstogo #2021betterbegood #christmascookies #christmasisover
No regrets at all about forgoing a lazy morning of No regrets at all about forgoing a lazy morning of coffee and reading to hike up to #Marloffstein. #coffeemitnehmen #sundayvibes #igersgermany #igers_erlangen #pictureoftheday #novembermood #churchesofinstagram #countryroads #igers_franken #passionpassport #franconia #bavariatravel #herbst
Nuremberg. Irish coffee. The last light at 5pm for Nuremberg. Irish coffee. The last light at 5pm for a very long while. #thelightisright #nuremberg #falllight #superstars #herbst #longwintersnap #lorenzkirche #germanytravel #germanyinsta #herbstzeit #fallvibes #autumnvibes
School year 2020-21 is on! Grades 10 and 8 for @gr School year 2020-21 is on! Grades 10 and 8 for @graeme_aissen and @lila_aissen have officially begun! What adventures and curve balls await us this year?
Nuremberg nights never disappoint, really. Nearly Nuremberg nights never disappoint, really. Nearly #sooc. @caroline_aissen #visitnuremberg #igersnürnberg #lorenzkirche #mittelfranken #echtenürnberger #echtnürnberg #americansingermany #summernights #travelsmall #germanytravel #coronacation
Scenes from the balcony, Summer Edition. I love wh Scenes from the balcony, Summer Edition. I love where I live. It’s so very quiet. The only sounds I hear is the hum of a very distant vehicle and an occasional tweet from a bird, up past its bed time.  A jogger just ran by. The wind is blowing just a bit, and according to my watch it is exactly sunset time. The days are getting shorter but they’re still pretty long. #ilovesummer #echtnürnberg #franconianlifestyle #lovedeutschland #lovewhereyoulive #sunsetlover #expatslife #bavaria #eveningsky #feierabend #bavarianvillage #franken
Do I love wearing this mask around? No. Will I? Ye Do I love wearing this mask around? No. Will I? Yes. Without (too much) complaining because I know that it’s a quicker path to eradicating #covid19. This mask let me travel to Spain with @graeme_aissen and @lila_aissen this week. Wearing it means I’m a (small) part of the solution. Very grateful to be where I am, and that wearing it isn’t an act of politics but a simple gesture that signifies that my neighbor is as important as I am. #mask #mallorca #wearamask #wearyourdamnmask #notpolitics #publichealth #publichealthmatters #passionpassport #travelincoronatimes
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